“I asked him when he first arrived if he had scored any goals on the way back from the toilet!” joked Boothroyd, who coached Abraham with the under-19s.

“It just seems whatever he touches goes in at the moment.

“It’s great for Bristol City, great for Chelsea and really good for England.

“He is playing at a good level, scoring goals and showing people that, actually, we have a lot of talented English players in the system who just need an opportunity and someone brave enough to play them.